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Cuba-1956: A Large Ship Moving Through A Port Area

  • Year1956
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationCuba
  • Duration5s
  • Collection1956 Cuba

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A Large Ship Moving Through A Port Area — Clip Details

CUBA-1956: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a large merchant ship moving through a bustling port, viewed through a window frame. The grainy, color-bleached footage shows the ship navigating calm waters near a busy dock with cranes and smaller vessels. The scene includes a mix of industrial and urban structures along the shoreline, with greenery in the foreground. The film's characteristic 1950s color palette and slight motion blur evoke a nostalgic, archival feel, offering authentic period footage of maritime activity in mid-century Cuba.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
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Duration
5s
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Clip ID
120974248

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No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

  • People visible: No
  • Logos / trademarks: No
  • Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

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Date
1956 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
Cuba Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route
Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Topics & Keywords

  • ships
  • port
  • docked
  • pier
  • merchants
  • supplies
  • water
  • ocean
  • buildings
  • protected
  • large
  • ship
  • moving
  • area
  • transportation
  • cuba
  • 1956
  • 1956 Cuba port footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • 8mm home movie
  • large ship moving
  • merchant vessel
  • industrial port
  • 1950s maritime
  • archival footage
  • retro film
  • window view
  • grainy film
  • color-bleached
  • historical transportation
  • Cuba 1956
  • old film
  • documentary footage
  • nostalgic clip
  • commercial shipping
  • waterfront activity
  • classic home movie

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Supports requests for 1950s Cuba maritime, harbor, or transportation footage for documentary inserts, education programs, and period port context.

Still Frames From This Clip

1956 Cuba home-movie frame showing a large ship in a harbor, viewed through a window with cranes, dockside roads, and trees in the foreground.
A large ship moves through the harbor beyond cranes, roads, and foreground greenery.

Visually Similar Clips

← Previous in archiveCuba-1956: Ship Arriving At The Docks And Children Playing At The ParkNext in archive →Cuba-1956: Busy Riverfront Boasts Charming Ships And Structures
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